Charles Perrault, author of Little Red Riding Hood, Sleeping Beauty and Cinderella was born 388 years ago, and has been commemorated with a Google Doodle. Perrault was born in Paris in 1628 ...

Thus began my introduction to the magical world of Charles Perrault (1628-1703) at the Château de Breteuil, one hour southwest of Paris, dedicated to tales such as “Cinderella,” “Sleeping ...

However, the genuine celebrity of the Parisian branch of the Perrault family was found to be the youngest brother — Charles Perrault (1628-1703), who became the world-renowned author of Tales of ...

Created by librettist Béla Balázs’ and composer Béla Bartók, it is only one act long and traditionally sung in Hungarian.

ATU 312 is mainly comprised of the tale "Bluebeard" and its variations, taken from Charles Perrault's "La Barbe Bleue" first published in 1697. Although there are earlier examples of this tale, the ...

Most variants of this ATU type come from the French fairy tale by Charles Perrault "Les Fées" or "The Fairies," but the general story comes from a widespread traditional folktale popular in Europe and ...

By Rix Quinn This month we recognize the birthday of Charles Perrault, who preserved folk tales like “Little Red Riding Hood,” “Sleeping Beauty” and many more. We’d bake him a cake, but since he was ...

On Sunday April 20 and Monday April 21, 2025, Château de Breteuil is organizing several family egg hunts in the estate's undergrowth, as well as a host of activities based on Perrault's fairy tales ...

A white stag appeared in the chateau moat. For fear of startling him, yet desperately wanting to take a photo, I slowly reached for my phone—when all of a sudden the stag looked directly at me ...